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22 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1969-10-03 to 2001-12-04

146 Sampling activities

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2 data types available - data from 1951-10-01 to 2026-08-07

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	05476500	n/a
Location name	Des Moines River at Estherville, IA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	43.39925	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-94.846	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	GNSS2 - Level 1 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 5 sec.	F
District	Iowa	19
State	Iowa	19
County	Emmet County	063
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	1247.62 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.16 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Upper Des Moines	07100002
Drainage basin	07	n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	1372 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	CST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	Y	n/a
National aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer type		n/a
Well depth		n/a
Hole depth		n/a
Source of depth data		n/a